Photos of the day - October 4, 2015


Emirati officials arrive for the launch of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives project in a ballroom at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai, hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque and Pope Francis holds the Gospel book as he celebrates the opening Mass of the Synod of bishops, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA//Reuters)

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